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Tech Xplore / When stubbornness becomes a security problem: How AI agents can manipulate others

Imagine a neighbor who persistently claims you make noise at night. Others initially disagree, but the neighbor keeps trying to convince them. Their success depends not only on their stubbornness but also on how well connected ...

Sep 21, 2026
Phys.org / Two-color light steers electrons through graphene's transient topological state

The electronic properties of materials are typically determined by their structure under normal, undisturbed conditions, when they are in a state known as equilibrium. Intense light beams, however, can temporarily reshape ...

Sep 19, 2026
Phys.org / 'Rusty treasure' find revealed as Europe's largest assemblage of prehistoric iron bars

Analysis of a "rusty treasure" excavated during industrial gravel extraction at Deinham, Austria, reveals it is the largest mass find of prehistoric iron bars in Europe, pointing to iron production and trade during the Iron ...

Sep 20, 2026
Phys.org / Venus ate its moon: How Earth's 'twin' could have swallowed a rocky satellite

Scientists have long speculated why Venus, with a size, mass and structure similar to Earth's, doesn't have a moon. New UC Riverside research shows that our hungry twin likely swallowed it.

Sep 20, 2026
Medical Xpress / White matter 'bridge' bundles link brain hierarchy levels to broader mental functions

To enable movement, perception, memory, reasoning, emotion and various other functions, the human brain heavily relies on communication between different regions. This communication also takes place via white matter, tissue ...

Sep 19, 2026
Phys.org / Researchers measure the environment where the first supermassive black holes formed

When the James Webb Space Telescope pointed its powerful instruments toward the early universe, scientists were surprised by what it found. At high-redshift (z) values, corresponding to less than 1 billion years after the ...

Sep 21, 2026
Tech Xplore / Researchers extend lifespan of graphite-free anode-free batteries that could make EV batteries smaller and lighter

Korean researchers have developed a technology that could make electric-vehicle (EV) batteries smaller and lighter while helping EVs travel farther on a single charge. A KAIST research team has proposed a new solution to ...

Sep 21, 2026
Phys.org / The monsters that weren't: Dinosaur and tusked-beast claims in San rock art unravel

For decades, an idea has grown in paleontology that, long before scientists began digging up and reconstructing dinosaur bones, the Indigenous San and Basotho in southern Africa noticed them too, incorporating them into songs, ...

Sep 19, 2026
Phys.org / Virtual cells built from 4D AI models and 'digital twins' could speed up drug discovery

Mitochondria—tiny structures that convert nutrients into energy—are often depicted as discrete kidney bean-shaped objects. But in reality, they form a dynamic, interconnected network throughout the entire cell, rapidly splitting ...

Sep 20, 2026
Medical Xpress / Vitamin C linked to improved outcomes in people with precancerous blood disorders

Vitamin C boosts the activity of cellular proteins called TET enzymes that help control which genes are turned on or off. Because decreased function of TET enzymes is a common driver of certain forms of blood cancer, researchers ...

Sep 21, 2026
Phys.org / The Red Planet has a purple side

Oxidized iron dominates the Martian color palette. The dusty reds, ochers, browns and tans give the planet its nickname: the Red Planet. But new images of Mars' south polar region show something different. Swirls of pink, ...

Sep 21, 2026
Phys.org / New Zealanders pick endangered black robin as Bird of the Year

A record number of New Zealanders turned out at the polls this month, not for national elections but to vote for their Bird of the Year—the critically endangered black robin.

Sep 21, 2026